The participate ball attacks leaving people in pain and uneasy in a San Francisco neighborhood. There was a big cut on my back. I got shot at pretty close range. The worst surge of cases yet. Tonight new warnings and new numbers. Plus. Thanksgiving is almost here. Whats already here is an unprecedented need for food and volunteers to help the needy in San Francisco. Good evening, everyone. Nbcs lester holt sat down with president elect joe biden for his first postelection interview. Tonight biden on the difficult transition, reopening schools of the pandemic and when you can get that covid vaccine. Nbc bay areas ian cull with that exclusive interview. I want this country to be united. President elect joe biden sitting down with Nbcs Lester Holt to address a series of issues as the official transition has begun. Meeting with the covid team in the white house in how to not only distribute from a vaccine being distributed to being able to get vaccinated. So i think were going to not be so
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There is the thenwhat later in the week that will be interesting. Francine right. Depending on whether it is a contested election, that is what i keep hearing on the markets, that if it is contested we could see a lot of volatility in all sorts of asset classes. And of course, there is a bit of news on brexit, and coupled with news on restrictions in the u. K. Economy, it is giving us more neutral pound going forward. Lets get to first word news with ritika gupta. Ritika good morning. The president ial campaign is in its final full day. If there is of polls show joe biden leading President Trump nationally and in battleground states. Some of those states remain extremely close. Candidates will Campaign Today in pennsylvania. The state is vital bidens chances, and it could become almost a mustwin state for the president as well. The white house slammed Infectious Diseases chief Anthony Fauci after he ramped up criticism of the way the coronavirus pandemic was handled. He told the Washin
Financial issues brought on by the pandemic project leaders now have to make some big adjustment kron fours Taylor Force Act he has more from Market Street. After a decade of planning and collaboration. The bitter Market Street project launched its plans to transform the citys busiest transit corridor and now less than a year later. Those plans to make marquetry more walkable and bike friendly are changing. Its in an effort to cut costs during the pandemic and address an increase in bicyclists, this plan needs to make Market Streets safer. For people who walk by can take transit. The new design i think for a lot of is questionable as to whether it does that well enough for the cost some of those changes compared here instead of a sidewalk level dedicated bikeway seeing green on the left 2020 plans on the right could bicyclists back on a slightly larger roadway shared with other vehicles disappointing and several certainly from the perspective of people who buy on Market Street are peop
Have Edward Lawrence and in washington. Reporter they are scheduled to talk about right now. They usually talk about an hour on these phone calls. There is very slim chance of getting a relief package to help americans by election day. President donald trump said this morning it is political. And House Speaker nancy pelosi does not want to help the economy because that would help the president win. His economic advisors say the House Speaker packed her package with a lot of stuff unrelated to the coronavirus. There is a number of political and idealogical points in that have nothing to do with covid and we dont want to go that direction. If it is targeted right, absolutely. It is not it is not going to work. Reporter even if a deal could be reached the president said he would go above 2. 2 trillion, still reaching republican senators for their vote might be a challenge. The president says he would lean on Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell to get the votes. It might be a hard sell